Prince Mumba (athlete)

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Prince Mumba
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Personal information
Nationality Zambian
Born (1984-09-28) 28 September 1984 (age 41)
Kitwe, Zambia
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
Sport Track and field
Event
 800 meters
College team Oral Roberts University
Club Santa Monica Track Club
Coached by Joe Douglas
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 400 meters: 47.94 [1]
800 meters: 1:46.14 [1]
1500 meters: 3:46.44 [1]
Mile: 4:08.67 [1]
Updated on 29 November 2014

Prince Moses Mumba (born 28 September 1984) is a Zambian former track and field athlete who specialized in the 800 meters. He competed for Zambia at the 2004 and the 2012 Summer Olympics. Mumba participated in three IAAF World Championships in Athletics, in 2005, 2009, and 2011. Additionally, he also represented Zambia in two All Africa Games in 2007 and 2011. [2] He works as the track and field and cross country coach at Brentwood School in Brentwood, California. [3] Mumba was the flagbearer for Zambia at the 2012 Summer Olympics Opening and Closing Ceremonies.

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Life

He was born in Kitwe, Zambia. By the age of 18, Mumba had competed in the 2002 Commonwealth Games and in the 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics. He then was recruited by Oral Roberts University, where he was a track standout. Mumba is a member of the Oral Roberts University Hall of Fame. [4] After college, he took up athletics professionally with Santa Monica Track Club. [2]

In 2016 he was featured in a commercial called "HOPE" for Footlocker's "Real Lives x Real Runners" campaign, and a movie is currently being developed on his life. The feature film will be directed by Ashley Avis, and produced by Cary Granat, Michael Flaherty, and Edward Winters.

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada30th (h)800 m 1:49.49
2002 World Junior Championships Kingston, Jamaica13th (sf)800 m 1:50.96
Commonwealth Games Manchester, United Kingdom13th (sf)800 m 1:48.51
2003 All-Africa Games Abuja, Nigeria13th (h)800 m 1:51.57
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece55th (h)800 m 1:48.36
2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland33rd (h)800 m 1:49.10
2007 All-Africa Games Algiers, Algeria16th (h)800 m 1:50.37
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany29th (h)800 m 1:48.13
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea20th (sf)800 m 1:47.06
All-Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique4th800 m 1:47.04
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom42nd (h)800 m 1:49.07
2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia29th (h)800 m 1:47.85
2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom8th (h)4 × 400 m relay 3:07.43
African Championships Marrakesh, Morocco16th (h)800 m 1:51.02

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 All-Athletics. "Profile of Prince Mumba".
  2. 1 2 Athletes. "Prince Mumba". Santa Monica Track Club. Archived from the original on 11 August 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
  3. ↑ "Windward School ~ Prince Mumba's Olympic Journey". Windwardschool.org. 17 November 2010.
  4. ↑ "Sports Extra - Blogs - Former ORU runner Prince Mumba featured by Summit League". Tulsa World.
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